Jdesign Posted May 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 Bam! you duh man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsbimmer1 Posted May 3, 2016 Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 This is awesome! The work looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted May 3, 2016 Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 Love seeing updates here. But I have to balance the love with some hate so I hate that style of fuel injector connector Jdesign 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted May 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 2 hours ago, patsbimmer1 said: This is awesome! The work looks great! Thanks Man!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted June 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 Time for some more updates. As some of you know, the car is running and driving now! There are a few things I still need to address, but I will certainly get to them. Here is the throttle bracket I made. I needed to modify the cable on the firewall side but managed to not take any pictures. The next big step was wiring. Since the harness I had was cut up, it was decided that we strip out all the things that weren't needed and start fresh. Chubs did all the wiring as I worked on the cooling system. He's wired this swap in Jakes e46 so I had faith in his knowledge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungCR Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 I should probably stop by sometime soon and see this beast in person. Nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted June 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 40 minutes ago, YoungCR said: I should probably stop by sometime soon and see this beast in person. Nice work! Uhhhhh, yeah, or I can stop by you. Lmk YoungCR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted June 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 Using -16 AN fittings I sized, and then resized the coolant hoses for the radiator. The upper outlet needed one sensor for the 1jz coolant temp (this sensor controls idle and tune) and one BMW sensor for the factory temp gauge on the dash. The space needed for the sensors, and the distance for the hoses was extremely close and it made for a really tricky install. ClassE 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted June 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2016 I made some plates quick to cover up the openings in the bell housing. I just used sheet metal and some edging material for a seal. Took the wheels off of my civic so that I could drive it once it started. (please dont ban me) Bassboy3313 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted June 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2016 My posts are random and Kind of all over the place but I am just kind of adding from pictures I have in my phone. I found these cans online for a killer deal. $35 each. Coolant overflow, PD reservoir, and a nice catch can(which I need badly due to the valve covers that came on this motor have no baffles in them). I need to make or buy some. This is a hilarious, yet not so hilarious spoiler. I bought this wing a few years back and was always to much of a wuss to drill into my trunk too mount it. Well...... when we had my car on the lift in Chubs shop, you can only lift a car when the garage door is closed(obvious interference issues) Well, Chubs hearing isnt the best, and I wasnt paying attention but we manged to lift the car into the garage door completely twisting the door and bending the frame. My car on the other hand only suffered minor injuries..a small scratch no bigger than a nickel. I had just the solution to cover up our mishap...... Wide band and digital boost gauges installed. The third hole will have a Oil pressure gauge to match once I order one. For now its ghetto access to my phone charger. IAT sensor!!!! This is kind of an important part. Right now I have been driving the car and it has no idea what the intake temp is. Idle is all over and its prolly affecting my fuel ratio as well. I had to order one of these because I lost mine. Oddly enough, this little bugger is nearly impossible to find. Its very uncommon for them to fail, and its not compatible with any other motor or car. I was lucky that there was one on ebay. My downstar! Intake manifold mod. I needed to plug the hole in the intake manifold for my missing IAT, so until now, this is what I had in its place. sadly I have an IAT now so this crusty addition will be removed. YASSSSSS!!! I was waiting to get this over a month before I even started my car. I have been having a misfire and really bad breakup problems and I have reason to believe this will be the solution. I have a large Walbro fuel pump (255) and a stock regulator. The car is running extremely rich to the point I was starting to worry I might be washing the cylinders. Although I dont have a gauge on the stock rail and regulator, I am certain the pressure is through the roof. I came to this consensus one day when I had the pump running but the car was off. When I went to start the car, tons of unburnt fuel came through the exhaust. This leads me to believe the the pressure is being built up so high that fuel is pushing past the injectors. I read online where there was another guy with a 1jz in a supra and he had the exact same issues as me and was running a larger than stock fuel pump on a stock regulator. I happened across one of these in a local salvage yard. The drivers side is the one I found as you can tell its not for a projector headlight assembly. I had to cut a hole in it, but it looks alot better than the back of the ellipsoids. On the passenger side you can see there is a bulge for the back of the projector headlight. I really need to put this ugly battery in the trunk. I have since painted it black because its a giant eyesore, but its a brand new Northstar battery and I got it for a great price. If anyone needs a battery, I know a guy. Ha! more randomness, but I had some extra time after work so I started sketching my car. I will upload a better revision of it later once I get further along. I am thinking of having prints made if anyone is interested. I picked these up last week. I got a tip from a fellow member on here. I wont give away his name but it rhymes with pearl. I hope to have tires on them this week so I can take the cheap Varostones or whatever they are off of my car and put them back on my civic. B C, Bassboy3313 and johnprusinski 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted June 20, 2016 Report Share Posted June 20, 2016 Billet squad=) Jdesign 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasnt m3 Posted June 20, 2016 Report Share Posted June 20, 2016 And to think that I once thought that you had good taste...gross. GunMetalGrey, ClassE and Jdesign 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted June 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2016 20 hours ago, wasnt m3 said: And to think that I once thought that you had good taste...gross. You must be referring to the blue and grey battery. Don't worry, I painted it! B C 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClassE Posted June 23, 2016 Report Share Posted June 23, 2016 Looks like the exact same FPR I'm running.... Which was leaking internally (out the vacuum port) and back filled the entire vacuum manifold and all the lines... Which then started filling the intake runners. I thought it was a leaking injector. 😒 Jdesign 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted June 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2016 15 hours ago, ClassE said: Looks like the exact same FPR I'm running.... Which was leaking internally (out the vacuum port) and back filled the entire vacuum manifold and all the lines... Which then started filling the intake runners. I thought it was a leaking injector. 😒 Great, just great. This is my biggest issue right now from making this thing rip, and then you tell me this. Were you able to fix it or did you have to get a new one? Any advice would be great.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClassE Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 22 hours ago, Jdesign said: Great, just great. This is my biggest issue right now from making this thing rip, and then you tell me this. Were you able to fix it or did you have to get a new one? Any advice would be great.... Called Aeromotive to order - ended up talking to Brett their tech director - they sent me one for free to repair. Piece of cake to replace. Unscrew the big top Allen screw as much as possible to relieve pressure on the internal spring. Take the 4 screws off to remove the top portion - the diaphragm is sandwiched between the top/bottom piece - replace and reassemble (take note of internal top/bottom cap orientation). There are YouTube videos to show how as well. Jdesign 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClassE Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 Side Note after dealing with my fuel issues - adding a dial gauge on the FPR was the best money I've spent in a long time. Can't tell you how I would have figured out my issue without it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted June 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 Almost have everything I need for the fuel system. I will probably need more fuel line as I only have those two small sections. This time I bought fittings online and they came surprisingly fast and were 1/3rd of the cost at Behlings and Pegasus. They do feel a little cheaper, but I cant see how they would fail any different than what I would have got elsewhere. I did realize something kind of important though..... the OEM injectors and fuel rail are side feed. This means I cannot use this rail, or I have to buy new injectors. URGGGH. I also happened across a rebuild kit for my turbo. $65 later, its in my hand. What a deal! I also ordered a 4" 45 degree silicon coupler so I can run a filter. Not sure how well this coupler is going to work out as its just an eBay special. Its really soft and I assume its just going to get sucked shut or something. I guess we will see. I also picked up a UPGR8 filter. I read some reviews and it seems to be a nice filter I guess we will see how that works out as well. The third pic is just a velocity stack I ordered while I was at it. I might try and make this into a filter in the future. *also note my battery is no longer blue and I started mounting the coolant overflow tank** Mr. Young tossed me these hub caps when I was at his shop awhile back and I was just messing around and set them inside my rims. Kinda of a different look. what do you guys think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted June 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 On 6/24/2016 at 0:02 PM, ClassE said: Side Note after dealing with my fuel issues - adding a dial gauge on the FPR was the best money I've spent in a long time. Can't tell you how I would have figured out my issue without it. I would have to agree with you. Having a gauge is almost a necessity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted June 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2016 Recently was going back over the list of stuff I have done, and all the stuff I bought. There's some odds and ends I have yet to get or finish but the list is pretty mild from what I was thinking it would be. Right now the fuel system is all torn apart so I figured a nice recap to see if I can waste anymore money and time was needed. LOL Motor mounts- Used stock M20 mounts and modified them Inter cooler mount – steel “L” brackets welded to the core support :/ Oil cooler mount – Mounts to the top of the Intercooler (not yet installed) Exhaust – Custom 3” turbo back Ic piping – Custom 2.5” aluminum Driveshaft – Custom modified stock E30 shaft and U-joints then used the R154 yoke Shifter – Stock R154 fit perfect Brake lines - Custom Steel lines Master cylinder – 1978 Honda civic Bias valve- I forgot what brand this is, but I do have one Coolant tubes – Cut and modified Heater tube Coolant lines - -16 AN lines and Stainless braided hose Coolant sensors – Welded bungs from Pegasus and used one 1JZ sensor for tunning and one BMW sensor for the coolant temp gauge Radiator mount- Stock hole with rubber grommet Cut valance and Bumper for front mount -This was hard for me to do (mentally) Trim seam welds under fenders- Not done :/ Engine harness – Used A chopped up harness and made it work adding and subtracting for what was needed Port turbo – Used a die grinder and blended the split exhaust flange to mend smoothly with the T4 manifold I had Turbo flange - Modified a cheap ebay T4 manifold and Modified an Exhaust flange for the Downpipe Support for turbo manifold - welded ½ stainless rod from all the corners of the T4 flange to the manifold head flange Wastegate dump -Chopped off the square flange and welded a two bolt flange for the Delta gate II Mount rear wing – VHB’d the shit out of an OEM wing Turbo feed – made a custom -8AN? Turbo return made a custom -12AN? return Bov mount -Blitz Super sound mounted near Throttle body Oil level unit- Still needs to be wired in Igniter location – Located in the glove box right beside the ECU Trans mount – Modified the stock trans mount arm to work with the R154 stock mount. Clutch door covers – Made from stainless sheet stock and rubber edging Slave cylinder – used the stock master with the reservoir relocated to the cowl drain tray, then made a custom line to work with the aftermarket R154 Slave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted October 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2016 So this car has kind of been on the back burner since I lost motivation and got bored with it. I have had the entire engine harness in and out of the car about 218734567812 times trying to solve some gremlins. I'm to the point now where I wish I would have just bought a harness vs. making my own from 5 random harnesses and buying various pigtails to replace all the broken ones. But on a positive note, I have learned so much from building this harness that it was all worth it in the end. I also found a few sites along the way that sell harness building supplies(pigtails, thermo shielding, heat shrink, Etc.) for a fraction of the cost what some of those pre-made harness guys charge. My plan was to pull the motor this winter and respray and shave the bay, but we will see. I might start pulling funds from that and putting them twards some other things at this point. I just need my motivation back :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunMetalGrey Posted October 13, 2016 Report Share Posted October 13, 2016 Once you get a fun car that you don't have to be so meticulous on every detail (your e36) working on the clean and pretty car looses some of its fun. I certainly ran into that this past winter with the lifted e30! It's just so much more fun to do all the stupid things that come to your head and not have to care about if you scratch or nic something, or have an extension fall off your ratchet in your freshly painted engine bay..................................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungCR Posted October 13, 2016 Report Share Posted October 13, 2016 Links to all the harness part sites please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted October 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2016 51 minutes ago, GunMetalGrey said: Once you get a fun car that you don't have to be so meticulous on every detail (your e36) working on the clean and pretty car looses some of its fun. I certainly ran into that this past winter with the lifted e30! It's just so much more fun to do all the stupid things that come to your head and not have to care about if you scratch or nic something, or have an extension fall off your ratchet in your freshly painted engine bay..................................... Yes. This. Exactly. 29 minutes ago, YoungCR said: Links to all the harness part sites please! Yas! Sorry, believe it or not I used Cableorganizer for most of my supplies. They were cheap and had everything I needed. I have used them in the past for basic computer cables and such, who would have thought they had all the stuff the automotive world uses. http://management.cableorganizer.com/search#w=BSFR025 BW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted October 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2016 Well, the car ran last night. Due to the rain though, I did not drive it very far, just from my lift back into its corner :/. Some new issues have surfaced that are for the most part, unrelated to the harness. The ignition switch is failing, which I was aware of, but now has gotten wayyyy worse. Sometimes its doesn't work at all, others the started remains engaged. ughhhh. Anyone have suggestions on where to get a new ignition switch? FCP Euro has one for $80. I also took out the slim fan I used that was originally for my EF civic build, and was going to replace it with the SPAL fan I bought from @Snap. Turns out I might have to modify or scratch that as well. The overall diameter of the SPAL fan is larger, so it wont sit on my tiny radiator close enough due to the end tanks. I might be able to get away with spacers, but its going to be REALLY really tight. Time to pull the whole front end apart again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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